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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2021
 
NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin   001-37700   47-0871001
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
111 North Washington Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(920) 430-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share NCBS The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter.)
 
Emerging Growth Company  ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐






Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of the shareholders of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., held on May 10, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”), Nicolet’s shareholders approved the following proposals by the votes set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Robert B. Atwell 6,235,424 166,563 1,133,867
Rachel Campos-Duffy 6,206,176 195,811 1,133,867
Michael E. Daniels 6,226,939 175,048 1,133,867
John N. Dykema 6,042,873 359,114 1,133,867
Terrence R. Fulwiler 6,219,630 182,357 1,133,867
Christopher J. Ghidorzi 6,109,626 292,361 1,133,867
Andrew F. Hetzel, Jr. 6,239,386 162,601 1,133,867
Ann K. Lawson 6,178,079 223,908 1,133,867
Donald J. Long, Jr. 6,132,933 269,054 1,133,867
Dustin J. McClone 6,236,698 165,289 1,133,867
Susan L. Merkatoris 6,153,560 248,427 1,133,867
Oliver Pierce Smith 6,238,911 163,076 1,133,867
Robert J. Weyers 6,167,088 234,899 1,133,867

Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of Wipfli LLP as Nicolet’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
7,424,587 100,743 11,658 N/A
Proposal 3: Advisory approval of Nicolet’s named executive officer compensation.
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
5,692,940 611,941 98,240 1,133,867

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document



Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:
May 12, 2021
NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
       
  By:  /s/ Ann K. Lawson  
           Ann K. Lawson  
           Chief Financial Officer